About.
Hello, I'm Pauline Holmes a 60 something poet and storyteller with the mind of a child and the wrinkles of someone much older.
I was crowned Kent Poetry Slam Champion in February 2020 and was the winner of the Inspired by Dogs poetry competition.
My one woman show, Talk to The Paw debuted at the 2019 Faversham Fringe to great critical acclaim.
An avid dog lover, my first collection of poems Talk to The Paw, written unashamedly for those who are at their happiest when covered in dog hair, was published by Whisky & Beards in January 2022.
I write with a gentle humour about love, loss and adapting to change in a way that is easily accessible and thought provoking.
Recently I was part of the Marlowe Kit Heritage Project run by The Marlowe Theatre and The Rough-Cut Collective and in the Summer of 2021, I was part of the children’s story telling team at Canterbury Cathedral.
When not at work or doing poetry stuff you’ll usually find me pottering about in the garden with muddy hands and leaves in my hair, in the woods playing with my dogs or terrorising the neighbourhood on my bike.
